Pacific Institute Water Program Experts Weigh In on the Drought

The California drought – christened the “Bellwether Drought” by Pacific Institute President Peter Gleick as a portent for the state’s changing weather patterns with climate change – has brought water policy to public attention with renewed urgency. The Pacific Institute has been at the forefront of researching and finding solutions for California’s water issues for more than 25 years, and the work continues. In recent weeks the Institute’s experts have been the nonstop go-to resource for the media, fielding more than 80 calls, informing the conversation on the local, national, and international level. Here are a few of the dozens of stories featuring Pacific Institute experts: